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HomeAuthorsJarred Cruz

Articles by Jarred Cruz

Business

COVID-19: How the Catering Industry is Managing to Stay Afloat

September 9, 2020Jarred Cruz

Owners of Philadelphia-based catering companies Catering By Design and Cescaphe offer insight into how they have been navigating business amid the coronavirus.

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COVID-19: Delaware Organizations Collaborate to Offer Services to Those In Need

August 3, 2020Jarred Cruz

The Food Bank of Delaware and The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health team up to help Delawareans.

COVID-19

Education: Parents, Teachers Lambast School District Over Reopening Plan at Board of Education Meeting

July 27, 2020Jarred Cruz and Megan Milligan

More than 100 Parents, teachers, principals, and students all spoke against the School District of Philadelphia’s hybrid learning plan for fall. The board voted to delay action on Superintendent Hite’s proposed plan until the next week.

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Business

COVID-19: How One Delaware Barbershop is Managing its Reopening

July 13, 2020Jarred Cruz

At The Unique Touch, haircuts now come with masks and temperature checks.

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